Darkness

Life - is messy.  It can be unrelenting.  You can sometimes feel like you are unwillingly engaged in endless pursuit by the darkness.  It chases you down and at times can threaten to engulf you.

But...with Christ by your side you will never be engulfed in that darkness.  Because he is also busy chasing you down - to keep the darkness at bay.

Life - is messy.  And when the messiness overwhelms us, we have options.

We can fight.  As humans it is in our nature to stand our ground, turn, and fight for ourselves.

We can give in.  As humans it is also in our nature to throw up our hands and scream "Enough!".

Each of these is a choice we make every single day. 

Fight or Flight

It is the way we are wired. It's our natural response to threats - real or imagined. Adrenaline pumps, our bodies - indeed our very souls - crouch in anticipation of the battle or the retreat.

What if we acknowledged the ultimate warrior that stands and fights beside us, or even more to the point - stands between us and the fight?

Christ - God himself - is always there.  Even when we don't realize it; when we don't open ourselves up to it - Christ is there.

He wants to protect us.  He wants to be called upon.  He died for us - so that he could save us.  Why would he ever abandon us?

It is us who abandons Christ. And no matter how many times we flee from Christ - he is still there. Waiting for us to return to him.

Our darkness is his light.  Our darkest moments can be lit from within with just the simplest of prayers - Jesus Christ, I need you.